Dallas Stars Blog

Derek Roy vs. Jonathan Toews a key matchup to watch as Stars take on Blackhawks

Stars coach Glen Gulutzan has not been shy about putting his first line against the other team’s first line, which means Roy (Dallas) and Toews (Chicago) could see a lot of time against each other. Both are strong faceoff men, and Toews has 18 points (6 goals, 12 assists) in 17 career games against the Stars.

Key stat: .934

Kari Lehtonen’s save percentage in six career games against the Blackhawks. The Stars goalie is 4-2-0 with a 1.98 GAA in that span.

Injuries

Chicago: LW Daniel Carcillo (lower body) is out.

Dallas: LW Ray Whitney (foot) and D Aaron Rome (groin) are probable

Notable

Stars C Jamie Benn has not been signed to a new contract and has missed three games. Benn is working out in Victoria, British Columbia. … Chicago is 3-0-0 and ranks third in the NHL in scoring at 4.67 goals per game. … Marian Hossa has four goals in the first three games and leads the NHL in goal-scoring. … Corey Crawford is expected to start in goal for Chicago. He is 3-4-0 in his career against the Stars and has a 2.79 GAA and an .891 save percentage. … Dallas has recorded the most missed shots (43) in the NHL. … Chicago has blocked 46 shots (second most in the NHL).